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Morpho polyphemus is one of relatively few morphos that are white rather than blue

Though it's of Southeast Asian origin

daughter of the Ladon

A 3500-year old Egyptian fresco in Luxor features the oldest known illustration of this species

This species prefers hills and flowery alpine meadows of the continental European mountains

Golden Orb Weaver Spider atl pick up only Morpho polyphemus is one ofNephila spiders are especially noted for the impressive webs they weave. This particular specimen is Nephila maculata. The species can be found from Japan down to Australia and west to India. They also show extreme sexual size dimorphism, in which the male is a fraction of the size of the female. This specimen is encased in a 9x9 frame.